knock in

verb

knocked in; knocking in; knocks in

baseball

: to cause (a run or runner) to score

He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.

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Jo Adell pulled a double down the left field line to knock in two more. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 Marley Johnson went 2-for-4 and knocked in a run. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 Francisco Alvarez homered and knocked in three runs for the last-place Mets. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Gelof knocked in a run with an infield single, and two more scored on a throwing error by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for knock in